Andy Kirk (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Robert Kirk | ||
| Date of birth | 29 May 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Glentoran | 75 | (26) |
| 1999–2004 | Heart of Midlothian | 114 | (30) |
| 2004–2005 | Boston United | 25 | (18) |
| 2005–2008 | Northampton Town | 106 | (30) |
| 2008 | Yeovil Town | 19 | (4) |
| 2008–2013 | Dunfermline Athletic | 146 | (51) |
| 2013–2014 | Alloa Athletic | 32 | (5) |
| Total | 517 | (164) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1990–2001 | Northern Ireland U21 | 9 | (2) |
| 2003 | Northern Ireland B | 1 | (0) |
| 2000–2010 | Northern Ireland | 11 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2016 | Heart of Midlothian (joint interim manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 May 2014. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2013 |
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Andrew Robert "Andy" Kirk (born 29 May 1979 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish footballer, who played for Glentoran, Heart of Midlothian, Boston United, Northampton Town, Yeovil Town, Dunfermline Athletic and Alloa Athletic. He was also capped by Northern Ireland. He is the son of former footballer and former Lisburn Distillery manager Paul Kirk. In 2016, Kirk was joint interim manager of Heart of Midlothian with Jon Daly.
Kirk started his career with Belfast team Glentoran.
Having had several unsuccessful trials in England. In February 1999 Jim Jefferies signed Kirk for Hearts for £50,000.
Initially viewed as an investment for the future, Kirk played in the club's U-21 side for most of his first two seasons at Tynecastle Stadium. However, in 2000–01 he firmly established himself in the first eleven, making 40 appearances and scoring 13 times. After a season decimated by injuries, he made further double-figure scoring contributions in 2002–03 and 2003–04. However, financial restraints at the Edinburgh club resulted in Kirk being released when his contract expired in the summer of 2004.
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